Singh’s reply led to peals of laughter from the scribes, who had gathered for his press conference on first 100 days of the Union Home Ministry.

“I have no idea,” was the only response from Singh when he was persistently queried about the ‘love jihad’ statements of various leaders who have claimed that Muslims were marrying Hindu girls and then getting them converted.

Adityanath had recently stated that “jihad in the name of love is unacceptable” and that only a BJP-led state government can “stop forceful conversion of Hindu girls”.